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Salt Creek (KS) at Barnard

Highest listed crest 25.57 ftFlood stage 21.0 ft33 crests since 1903

The Salt Creek (KS) at Barnard crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 33 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1903 to 2026. The highest, 25.57 ft on September 9, 2025, was major flooding, 4.57 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.57 ft
September 9, 2025
Flood stage
21.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.9 ft
Crests at major
2
29th of 171 gauges in Kansas
Most recent flood crest
July 24, 2026
22.65 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lincoln County
Kansas
Identifiers
NWS BRNK1
No USGS station

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Salt Creek (KS) at Barnard
Action stage19.01May 31, 2026The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.018Jul 24, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage23.311Jun 9, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.92Sep 9, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

33 crests from 1903 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt Creek (KS) at Barnard, 1903 to 2026 1015202530ft Flood stage 21.0 ftMajor 24.9 ft Jun 20, 1903: 22.20 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1908: 23.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 1921: 21.20 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1922: 22.10 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 1927: 23.20 ft, minor floodingAug 1, 1927: 22.00 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1935: 22.70 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 1942: 22.50 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1945: 22.10 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 1945: 21.40 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 1946: 23.30 ft, moderate floodingJul 12, 1951: 24.30 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1958: 21.80 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1960: 21.30 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 1961: 24.20 ft, moderate floodingJul 2, 1982: 24.90 ft, major floodingApr 14, 1987: 22.80 ft, minor floodingSep 11, 2003: 24.00 ft, moderate flooding; 14,666 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2010: 13.95 ft, below flood stage; 726 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2011: 22.76 ft, minor flooding; 7,064 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2011: 24.17 ft, moderate flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2011: 24.58 ft, moderate flooding; 21,142 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2016: 23.82 ft, moderate flooding; 13,468 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 2016: 22.50 ft, minor flooding; 1,271 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 2017: 23.45 ft, moderate flooding; 1,356 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2019: 22.50 ft, minor flooding; 1,271 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2019: 23.30 ft, moderate flooding; 1,342 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2025: 23.00 ft, minor floodingSep 9, 2025: 25.57 ft, major floodingMay 31, 2026: 19.85 ft, action stage; 1,049 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2026: 22.75 ft, minor flooding; 1,294 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 2026: 24.10 ft, moderate flooding; 1,994 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2026: 22.65 ft, minor flooding; 1,284 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.57 ft, Sep 9, 2025 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Creek (KS) at Barnard 1900s: 2 1910s: 0 1920s: 4 1930s: 1 1940s: 4 1950s: 2 1960s: 2 1970s: 0 1980s: 2 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 5 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Salt Creek (KS) at Barnard
1Sep 9, 202525.57+4.57Major—
2Jul 2, 198224.90+3.90Major—
3Jun 2, 201124.58+3.58Moderate21,142
4Jul 12, 195124.30+3.30Moderate—
5May 22, 196124.20+3.20Moderate—
6May 27, 201124.17+3.17Moderate15,800
7Jun 9, 202624.10+3.10Moderate1,994
8Sep 11, 200324.00+3.00Moderate14,666
9May 27, 201623.82+2.82Moderate13,468
10May 20, 201723.45+2.45Moderate1,356
11Jun 1, 190823.30+2.30Moderate—
12Sep 8, 194623.30+2.30Moderate—
13May 22, 201923.30+2.30Moderate1,342
14Jul 8, 192723.20+2.20Minor—
15Jul 22, 202523.00+2.00Minor—
16Apr 14, 198722.80+1.80Minor—
17May 21, 201122.76+1.76Minor7,064
18Jun 4, 202622.75+1.75Minor1,294
19Jun 1, 193522.70+1.70Minor—
20Jul 24, 202622.65+1.65Minor1,284
21Sep 10, 194222.50+1.50Minor—
22Sep 5, 201622.50+1.50Minor1,271
23May 8, 201922.50+1.50Minor1,271
24Jun 20, 190322.20+1.20Minor—
25May 4, 192222.10+1.10Minor—
26May 20, 194522.10+1.10Minor—
27Aug 1, 192722.00+1.00Minor—
28May 17, 195821.80+0.80Minor—
29Jun 6, 194521.40+0.40Minor—
30Mar 27, 196021.30+0.30Minor—
31May 21, 192121.20+0.20Minor—
32May 31, 202619.85−1.15Action1,049
33Jul 22, 201013.95−7.05Below flood stage726

The worst floods along the Salt Creek (KS)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Salt Creek (KS) that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 2, 1982: 24.90 ft here, major flooding

  • AdaKS · Jul 3, 1982 · 22.81 ft · Moderate

June 2, 2011: 24.58 ft here, moderate flooding

  • AdaKS · Jun 3, 2011 · 20.98 ft · Moderate

May 22, 1961: 24.20 ft here, moderate flooding

  • AdaKS · May 23, 1961 · 23.25 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Salt Creek (KS)

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Salt Creek (KS)
Barnard this gaugeKS21.025.57 ft, Sep 9, 20252
AdaKS18.023.42 ft, May 25, 20170

Other gauges in Lincoln County

Flood gauges in Lincoln County
Lincoln30.038.55 ft, Jul 23, 19931

Lincoln County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Kansas

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRNK1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.